Metal spanish tile



Aug. 9, 1927- J. SZUCHY v TRAIN SIGNALING AND CONTROLLING SYSTEM Filed June 19, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 i r y Q I l NTOR l V ATTORNEY NV Jame 0h v I V I I.

' Patented Aug. 1927 its st 'JosEPx-r TYRA, or MINNEAPOLIS,"MINNESOTA, f; I

,IMETYAL srAN Isrr 'lILiEf Application aiedjA i 13, 192 5 s mi no. 22,752. i

It is an object of this invention therefore" I to provide a roofing ofsheet material, preferably metal, which will be very strong,"

10 durable and :efficienti and whichwill simulate Spanish tile. v

It isa further object of the invent on to g provide suchfa roofing-comprising sections extending longitudinally ,upwardly and 15 downwardly onthe rooffwhich sectionsare substantially of flat trough shape in transverse section and which havethe r'open nor concave sides upwardly, said roof also comprising, alternate sections of substantially.

semi-cylindrical shape having their convex sides disposed upwardly; r The latter sections overlap the edgesof the first mentioiiedvsect-ions and all ofsaid sections fit ,toether at their top, bottom andv side edge i 11kg reference; har cters refer to thesame parts tl'iro'ughout the 'differeiit-vj w a d i Y} O I portions.

It is also anobject of the invention 'to provide fia roofing' comprising sections Vex-V tending'longitudinally upwardly and down-f wardly on the roof,- which sections are in,

sets alternately arrangechthe sections of (one set each comprising a member. of sheet-ma terial, preferablyfinetal, which is substantially of flat trough-shape in transverse sec-Y, tion having'itsopen side disposed'jupward- 1y, theupperand lower edges of'zsaidseetion being offset upwardly and downwardly, respectively, and said memberpr'ef'erably hav- -.ing an intermediate downwardoffset therein. 3

It is another object of theinvention to:

provide a roofing, as set forth inthe pre stantially semi-cylindrical shape adapted to have its convex side disposed upwardly,

spectively, offset upwardly an'ddownwardly.

, It is still another object of the invention s'eini-cylindrical in shape and adapted to have its iconve'x side disposed upwardly,

said member ta ei'in inv diaineter toward.

the roofy. 4 v F g. 311st verticalsection taken, on the line Fig. 2,?asi .indic'atedby; the far- V ceding-paragraph,'the sections of the then set each comprising a member bent nto sub J said member tapering toward its upper end and hav ngltsupper andlower wends,if'-' vits upper end, having its upper end offset upwardlyand its lower; end offset down-m wardly, theofifset upper end being'oflarger diameter than its adjacent portion and tliecfoffsetlower edge beingof smaller diameter than the ad a'Cent portion, said member 113 'liaving flat ledges formed adjacent its side 11H: iQ f l C i-f edges,- which'ledges aresubstantially paral ,lel to theplane of the roof'and extend from], i

theupperfoff-set portion longitudinall t an intermediate point in said member.

It is still anOtherob ect ofthfe invention to provide'a roofing section comprising a ledge portions extending substantially parallel to theplane of the roof. i

member of sheet material, pi'ieferab'lymetal, a bent into substantially flat Qt'ro igh i shape adapted to have its, open side disposed up wardly, saidlmember having its upp er end offset; upwa'rdlyj'and its lower-rend offset 'downwardlyl andihavijnge an-Qintermediate I downward offset therein, said member also ,having .fori'ned adjacent its side edges flat These and other objects and 'Qf the invention willbe f ll Y Set forth n he following 1 descr ption niade; inf connection, I

with the accompanying "drawings, in which of the roofing;

Pg; 2 isja top planyiew of by the arrow v 'r Ss 7 a ..1 i a Fig. l 18 a longitudinal}:vertical section F g; 5 is avertica1 ',sectib ;tak :oii the I 1111 6 of EigI 2,, as;indicatedl y the 1 1. rows; 1 i

Fig 6 is "at vertical s I p p A a e saka?ants, line 6+6 of Flg, 4, as ndicated by t "rowsyandl 1 i (Fig. 7 'is a tverticalsection taken on theiline b F g- -5 indica e ythe arrows;v V

I Referring to the drawings, a roof is'showii made of, sections of'sheetmaariai;pmferai b ly metal, which Y sections overlap" and Hare formed; .to ,fit [snugly together, 1 at tliei r v ad;

O ningedgeportions, and said sections being formed to s mulate the well known Spanish"; j

tile.f The roof coinprises two, set s ofsiniila i siections',{the section of oiiet set loe jiig i designated :7 and the'isections,offtheiother set being designated 'as8. Z I The sections .7, as}

QQX 1 l e e' -u i a ly upwardly a t wio downwardly 'oflthe roof and: are bent into substantially flattrough-like shape in transverse section, as shown in Figs. 1,3 and 6.

The" section 7 has itsnpper edge -.portion;,7 otfset upwardly andits lower edge portion 7 ofisetldownwardly, and saidsection has an intermediate downward offset 7 disposed substantially midway between" the offsets of portions 7 and 7". "tion T in the bottom of the trough part of The intermediate porthe section thus inclines downwardly relative to'the plane of'the roof towardthe of? set 7 andthe offset of the upper edge por- I 'tion:7 as clearlyshown in Fig. 4: The offset 17." and the ottsets l which'latter are "adjacent the'end portions 7 and 7 b may extend at'various angles to the plane of the frootb tin the embodiment offthe inven tion illustrated, the same are shown as ex tending atan angle slightly greater than a frightangle to the plane of the roof. The

' planeof the root is determined by the top and bottom surfaces of the sheathing on which theroot sections 7 rest. Thesections' 7 are "also formed adjacent their side edges and between the offsets 7 and 7 with flat calsurtace and these curved "edge portionsv 'aredesignated 7 Str1ps 10, rectangular or H square in cross sectlon, extend longitudinalledges 7 whichledges extend substantially 'parallel to the plane of the roof and are inost definitely-formed adjacent the upper offset 7* and the intermediate offset 7 said "ledges extending longitudinally of the sec tion and merging, more or'less, into the side portions of the section at the upper side of oflset .79 and at the upper side of the lower offset 7. The side edges of the section 7,

outward of the ledge 7 f are bent upwardly and somewhat outwardly ona semi-cylindriupwardly and downwardly 'of the root n spaced "relation'and the lower surface of the ledge 7 of the section 7 rest'upon these strips,jthe width of the section 7 thusdeter :inining'the' spacing of said strips and said strips bein -disposed in corners fformed by V the. ledges. andthecurVed side portion of the trough inwardly of ledges 7.

Thesections 8 which co-operate 7 sections- 7 are 7 generally of semi-cylindrical shape or otsemi-circular shape in trans I Verse section, said sections taperingin width 7 toward their upper ends.

of sections 8 are upwardly offset as shown at 8? and the diameter'of the offset portion 8F is considerably larger. than the adjacent K portion andisjof substantially the same difameter' asthe thickest diameter otthe sec- 6 tion 8 which is adjacent the lower end of said'section; The lower end of section 8 'ispfiset downwardly and the lower offset T edge-portion 8' is thus semi-cylindrical in shape and of much smaller diameter than the portion adjacent thereto at the' lower end of said section. The members 8 also The upper ends have fiat ledges formed-therein acent the upper offset end 8 and adjacent their side edges, said ledges being designated 8. The

ledges 8 are widest and most clearly definedadjacent the offset ofthe upper end portion 8 and extend longitudinally of the sections intermediate point-in said section. The extreme side edge portions of the members 8 outside of the ledges 8 are bent downwardly and outwardly on a substantially circular curve, as shown at 8; The offset portions 8 adjacent the upper and lower ends or 8 tapering to substantially no width at an i thesecti'ons '8 might be disposed at various angles, but in the embodimentof the invention illustrated, extend substantially at a J 1 rlght angle to the end and intermediate portion of said section. The ledges 8? of the sections 8 extend substantially parallel to i the plane of theroof or'of sheathing 9' and,

The lower ott- 8 formed in said voflset portions adjacent" their side edges-which ledges 8 are alined Wlth and in substantially the same the ledges 80. I 1

In assembling,the -sections 7 are put in place with the'ledges 7 thereof resting on the strips 10." The'sections8 are then put in place and'th'e end of section 8 having the portion 8 thereon fittingover'the sides of the ad acent section 7 v and the ledges '8 thereof resting on the ledges 7 of'section 7.

upper ends of said sections having the upwardly oflset end portions 8 I The ledges S in the loweroflsetportions of section 8 rest V 'on' and fit over the ledgesl in the lower offwith the plane as Thesections 8 successively overlap and the 7 lower ends of'said sections having'the'rca 'duced oflset portion .8 fit snugly over the set portion '7" of section-7. as. clearly shown ,in Figs. 1, 2 and 6., The sections are securedandheld in'place byiclips 11; These clips are placed on top ot'the ledges 8 or" sections? 8 with their upper ends close to the 'ofisets 8 at the upper ends of said sections, and a nail is then driven through said clips through the ledges 8 and the ledges, 7 into the strips 10. The clip 11 is of sufficient lengthto project beyond the lower'edge of V thele dge 8 and said clip isthen rev-ersely bent and folded back onto the top of the ledge 8 Both sets ofsections'are'thus held in position and the nail hole is covered so that there is no exposed openingthrough which moisture can pass under the roof. will be seen that bythe overlappingoi said 1 sections, acontinuous' shed is-provided for any rain or moisture getting on the roof and not on'ly'is this'she'd provided, but a substantially vertical ofi'set is disposed under the overlapping portioir so that moisture Would not only have to pass upwardly of the ends of sections 8 but would also have to pass vertically over the offset portions of the sections before it could reach the inner side of the roof. The sections fit snugly and.

' closely together, as shown" in the drawings is formed.

and a very tight, ellicient'and compact roof The material of the roof may be coppeigti'n, o'r's'he'etiron, and may be coated with suitable non-corrosive coating, such as used in galvanized-metal and the roof, if of iron or tin,- pref'erably Will be painted after the same is secured in place. After paint ing,"the roofwill closely simulate Spanish f capable of easy and quick assembly. A

beautiful, ornamental andefiicientroof is thus produced at a comparativelylowjcost. The roof oi -the present invention has been amply demonstrated in actual practice and found to bevery successful and eflicient;

It will, of course, be understood, that va- 'rious changes may be made in theform, de-

tails, arrangement and proportion of the parts without departing from I the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in a roof structure capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, and in the novel parts and combination, ofparts disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

lVhat is claimed is:

' 1. A roofing of sheet material formed to simulate Spanish tile and comprising a-sec tionofsubstantially flatftrough shape exa tending longitudinally upwardly and downwardly of the roof, and being 'ofi'set upwardly and downwardly, respectively at '7 each end, said section having'fiat ledges parand to the plane of the roof formed adja' cent its side edges between said offsets and 'havingits edges curved upwardly and outwardly from said ledge, and semi-cylindrical 1 sections of substantially the same width as spectivelywithsaid ledges in Contact, all of said first mentioned sections. also having off-' set ends and flat ledges extending therebe tween parallel with and adaptedt-o overlie the edges of saidtrough-shaped sections resaid sections adapted to overlap adjacent sections at their ends. a '1 r 2. A roofing of sheet. material comprising sections formed to simulate Spanish tile, one

set of said sections each comprising' a meniber of substantially: flatftrough shape in transverse section "extending longitudinally upwardly and downwardly of the roof with its open side disposed "upwardly and J the j other set of sald sections each comprising a member of substantially semi-cylindrical shape andof substantially the samewidth as said first mentioned section having its con vex side disposed upwardly, said first mentioned I member having. an upwardly offs-eta upper end, a downwardly-offset"lower end {tilCl-fldll intermed ate downwardly offset port on," and having fiat portions adjacent their 'sideedges;

disposed substantially p: xi'alie.l to the plane'of the roof, andsaid last mentioned member ta-' pering upwardly: and having its upper "end portion upwardly offset and alsov having fiat loweriend portion downwardly offset, said Ofiset d p s Of'said sections fittingtoer n overlapped relation and the last mentioned or semi-cylindrical sections over lapping the slde edges ofj-szudfirst men tioned sections, said fiat portionsiadjacent' the edges of said semi-cylindrical:sections overlapping said fiat portions on 'said i trough-shaped sections bong formed lit together.

' 3 A'sectionof a sheet metal roofing comprising a member of substantially semicylindrical'shape,.having,an offset portion at one end otflargerdiameterthan the'ada ,jacentrportion and having an .oltset portion at its other end of smaller diameter than its 1' adjacent portion, saidmember being tapered toward said first mentioned end Jandflat ledges formed each side adjacent saidoffset" and atthesides otsaid second"men-F-- I tioned offset, sa-idledges being substantially parallel to-the plane of the roof and in subj V r r A. A section Ofit metal tile roof forined ofsheet material bent to simulateSpanish ttilezcomprisinga member of substantially I cylindrical shapej adapted" to 'be disposed fwith. its convex side upwardo and tapered toward one fend, its larger end having itsterminal portion formedfias a'semi-cylindrical offset of reduced diameter, and the smaller end having its terminal portion -i:'ormed as a semi-cylindrical o fisetnoi substantially the same diameter as the largest stantially the same'plane.

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diameter of said member, said member havlatter offset and tapering to substantially no first mentioned ledges;

' 5. A section offmetalj.tile 'roof 'forined from sheet material bent-to simulate Spanish 'ing a fiat ledgepiormedadjaoent-geachside edge havlng ts widestportion adjacentsaidtile comprising a member of substantially flat trough shape in transverse section adapt ed to be disposed with its openside upwardly and having its end portions ofi set in opposite directions and having fiat ledges ii'oriner thereon adjacent its siClOGtlf'QS, said ledges extending from 'adjacent'its offset end portion longitudinally of said member, said member i also having fiat I ledge portions fOI'l'HBCllD oiieof its oiiset end portions ada 1 acent the side edges thereof.

6. A section of a metal tile roof formed of sheet 'inaterial bentto simulate Spanish tile comprising a member of uniform width and having a longitudinallyextending cen tral portion of substantially semi-cylindrical 1 Shape adapted to be dispo-ed with its convex sideupwardly and tapered toward its upper end said member having oppositely oilset end portions and having a fiat ledge adapted "to extend substantiallyparallel to the plane "of the roof formed adjacent each .side edge,

saidledg'es extending- :t'ro n one of said oiiset portions longitud nally of sa d member and tapering in width longitudinally of said .member and said'inembei having short fiat ledges beyond said other ofiset in substantiallythe same plane as said first mentioned le s ' 7 7.' section of" a .metal tile {roof formed from sheet material bent to simulate Spam;

ish tile comprising a inemberof substantially flat trough shape in transverse section having its sideedge portions curved outwardly with their convex surface uppermost, said member being adapted to be disposed with its open side upwardly having its upperedge portion oli's'et upwardly and its lower edge,

portion ofisetdownwardly. and having an intermediate downwardly offset portion, said. member being forinod withflat ledges dis; posed substantially parallel to the vplane oi,

the roof within and adjoining said curved side edge portions, said ledges extending beg v 45 roofing com tween said offset portions. H v 8.- A section ofa sheet metal prising a member of substantially semicylindricalr shape, having an offset portion portions and a fiat ledge at eachsideof said u ofiset portion ofsmaller diameter.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature;

JosnPH TYRA. 

